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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Food Science is the 283rd most popular major in the country with 1,815 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 323 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in food science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree food sciences students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science at Iowa State

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 30 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree food sciences students with aid list, K -State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science at K -State

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at UMN Twin Cities

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Food Science Report

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at South Dakota State University

#5 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree food sciences students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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